I recently received a mass-mailing purporting to be a free introductory issue of an investment magazine, but consisting of hyperbolic, untrammeled promotion of a penny stock. In other words, it ticked all the boxes for a blatantly obvious pump-and-dump scam.

I'm obviously not going to fall for this (not least because I haven't any money to invest in the first place), but clearly some people do or they wouldn't be profitable. So, is there some law enforcement agency to whom I can report these? Ideally before some senile retiree blows the last of his nest egg?

I'd start with the post office; this may count as mail fraud.
– keshlamOct 23 '14 at 17:52

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Oh wow, I get dozens of these every month and just toss them. They usually contain sufficient disclaimers (in small print) that I assume they are legal: deceptive, yes, but not sufficient to constitute legal fraud.
– barrycarterOct 24 '14 at 20:14

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